Bank workers back on the job

Workers at the Grenada branch of the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (RBTT) are back on the job after a majority of workers voted to accept an 11 per cent across the board pay hike.



The counter-proposal from the bank’s headquarters in Canada was in response to a revised offer of 12.5 per cent proposed by Labour Minister Glynis Roberts during marathon mediation talks last Friday.



Most of the workers from the bank’s three branches on the island picketed RBTT’s offices in the capital for three days to press their demands.



However, yesterday the workers voted by secret ballots on the bank’s latest offer in response to a revised recommendation by the minister.